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A. encouraged the consolidation of national states
I would say that there aren't really any absolute standards for truth and justice. The reason for this is that considering we're only one species that has evolved out of apes, it is really hard to say whether the way we perceive reality and discover things through science can be thought as an absolute standard for truth. From this perspective it's even harder to find an absolute standard for justice.
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The following are the characteristics of China:
IT HAS FOREIGN SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.
IT FAILED TO INSTITUTE REFORMS.
IT AVOIDED MODERNIZATION.
The countries that have sphere of influence on china can constrain and guide china in the choice of their foreign and domestic policies. This type of association has imparted many benefits on china. China is also a traditional country which usually try to conserve its traditional values and avoid modernization.
They drove more Georgians to the patriots' side.